Chair for railroad-joints.



A R. SWITZER & C. T. LAMISON.

CHAIR FOR RAILROAD JOlNTS. APPLlCATlON FILED OCT. 3. 1914. 1,145,277. lPatented-July 6, 1915;y

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Be it known that we, ROBERT SWITZER and CLAIR' T. LAMIsoN, citizens ofthe* United States, residing at Rimersburg, in"

and State of Pennsylcertain new and use- Chairs for Railroadfollowing isa specifithe county of Clarion Vania, have invented ful Improvements inJoints, of which `the cation.

This invention relates to rail chairs for the meeting ends of railwayrails, and aims to provide a chair of this character which willleil'ectually support the meeting ends of the railway rails and preventthe same from working loose when subjected to the `strain of rollingkstock passing thereover.

- An object of the y a chair of this `character which is simple inconstruction, cheap and easy to manufacture, and which is efficient inits operation. Another object of the invention is to so the rail endsmay be easily inserted therein without removing the rails from the ties.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings,

and then more specifically pointedr out in the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the meeting endsof a pair of railway rails with our improved chair applied thereto. Fig.2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the inner end of theclamping member.

Referring to the drawings by numerals,

-R designates the meeting ends of a pairk comprising the usual head l,web 2 and base flanges 3. 4The chair comprises a base portion 4 on whichthe rail ends are adapted to rest and the eXtensions 5 and 6 forengagement with the sides of the rail. throughout the length of thechair and has its inner face so formed that it will snugly engage theunder side of the head, the web, and the base lange ofthe rai Theextension 6 is of asimilar construction as the extension 5 but does notextend throughout the length of the chair, a por.- tion being cut awayas shown at 7. A clamping block, 8 is provided for sliding engagementwith the cut out portion 7 and of railway rails,

Specification of Letters` Patent.- ,i nppiicanoniea october 3,1914.serial Naseim; l 1- end l'of the block 8 ,for

. a pin 11 then being inserted invention is to provide The extension 5extends isf-adapted to l snu glygfengagc the "rail in yaVVU i mannersimilar tothe extension 4v 5, a 91j" beingforrned` l"on orconnected' tothe inner' opening l0 formed inthe extensions 6 when the block 8 isinserted within the opening 7,

in an opening in the end of said pin 9 to lock thesame and block 8withinthe cut out portion of the extension 6. f

In applying the device to a rail joint,

engagement with an the `ends of the rails are positioned within i thechair with their meeting ends approxif mately centrally thereof,

blocktting into the cut out the pin 9 in engagement Vwith the opening10,vand locked in such position by means of p From the foregoing.description, takenin connectionv with the ings, the advantages of theconstruction will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art towhich the, invention appertains, and while we have` described theprincipleof with the device which -we now consider to the clampingportion 71 with accompanying drawf.

operation of the invention, together be the best embodiment thereof, wedesire v to have it understood that the device shown j k1s merelyillustrated, and' that such changes may be made as are within the scopeof the claims. t 1 We claim':-` l 1. A chair for the meeting ends ofrailway rails comprising a kbase portionhaving an extension on one siwith the rail webs, an extension onthe opposite side, for engagementwith but one of clamping the the rail webs, anda block for second railwithin said chair.

2. A chair for the meeting ends ofrail-I` `way rails comprising/a vbaseportion having an extensionvon one side for engage,-

ment with the rail webs, an extension von the opposite side having a cutout portion and f engageable with butv one of the rail webs, a blockadapted to iit in `said cut out portion and engage the second rail forclamping the de for engagement v rail to the chair, and means tolocksaidblock in its clamping position.l y

3. Av chair for the meeting ends ofy railway rails comprising a baseportion having an extension on one side for engagement with the railwebs, posite side for engagement with one of the rail webs, a block forclamping the second an extension on the opi with the opening in the andmeans to secure said to lock the block to and engageable secondextension,

pin Within seid opening the chair.

In testimony whereof We a'HX our signatures in presence of tWoWitnesses.

ROBERT SWITZER. CLAIR T. LAMISON.

rail Within said chair, and a pin carried by said block and engageeblewith said chair to lock the block in its clamping position.

4. A chair for the meeting ends of mil- 5 Way rails comprising a baseportion having an extension on one side for engagement with the railWebs, an extension 0n the opposite side having an opening therein andadapted to 'engage but one of the rail Webs, Witnesses: 10 a block forclamping the second mil With- W. J. FLOWERS, in said chair, a pinCarried by'sod block S. L. SHEA.

be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ofPatents,

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